Bayside council has guidelines for pruning or removing trees on either private land, or managed public lands.

Learn about what's involved when preparing and submitting a planning proposal.

Bayside Council requires electronic lodgement of all plans and supporting documentation in digital form as PDF documents on a non-returnable USB. The USB will become the property of Bayside Council.

What is it? The Urban Context Report includes detailed site and context analysis, design response and the proposed building envelopes. The proposed building envelopes are illustrated in a UCR by us

You must submit a Dewatering Management Plan (DMP) to apply for a Temporary Dewatering Permit (TDP), which allows for discharging pumped water into Bayside Council’s stormwater system. 

Nominate someone in the community who deserves recognition, or to celebrate a major birthday or anniversary.

A Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) is a legal requirement for all Development Applications under Section 4.15 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, regardless of the

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Bayside's annual photography competition encourages residents to capture the beauty of the local area through their camera lens. 

Bayside Council is organised into five directorates which are led by our General Manager and executive team of directors.

Council selects service contractors through a tender process that includes an evaluation of the prospective organisation’s health and safety systems.

Current planning proposals on exhibition can be found on Council's Have Your Say site